About SWARM: The Virtual Locker Room for Sports Teams
Swarm was started in San Diego in 2010 by two seasoned software veterans who are also Dads, coaches of their children’s sports teams, and avid sports fans. The concept of Swarm is simple – to improve the team sport experience, not just for players and coaches, but also for Moms, Dads, volunteers, leagues, and fans. Swarm offers a software solution unlike any other that brings together everyone involved with the team into a “virtual locker room” that looks and functions just like a real team locker room.
The virtual locker room has something for everyone associated with the team or league. Everyone can view team schedules, messages, win/loss reports and player awards. There is also a team video room for posting videos of games and creating game highlights. Players have their own area of the locker room called “the players locker.” Coaches and staff also have their own space within the locker room called “the coaches office” to manage the team.
The founders of Swarm believe in three guiding principles:
- We believe everyone should participate in team sports at some time in their life, not to be the best, but to have an opportunity to try their best.
- We believe those who volunteer time and effort to make team sports a reality deserve to have tools and solutions to allow them to succeed.
- We believe the time is now to apply today’s proven web based technologies to the management of team sports.
About Swarm’s Founders:
Greg
Greg has been in the software business for over 15 years, working for startups and fortune 500 companies throughout his career. He has spent time managing software sales, leading product management, and most recently managing a large team of software developers located in three countries. Greg is married with four kids aged 8, 9, 11, and 13 – all of whom participate in youth team sports. Greg has been a youth sports coach for more than 8 years and has participated as a board member for a youth sports organization. Greg grew up in Boston Massachusetts and now lives in San Diego, California. In his spare time Greg enjoys playing football, baseball, riding his mountain bike and supporting his local high school, college, and professional sports teams.
Jon
Jon has been in the software business for over 15 years, working for some of the largest companies in the US. He has held numerous technology leadership positions throughout his career focusing on strategic technology and vision. Jon also co-founded a web based photo sharing service targeted to professional photographers which he sold two years ago. Jon is married with two small children aged 3 and 1. Jon grew up in western Massachusetts and currently lives in San Diego, California. He has always been involved in sports, having participated in numerous iron man competitions and is also one of the top amateur tennis players in southern California. In his spare time Jon enjoys teaching his young three year old son the fundamentals of sports and supporting his local high school, college, and professional sports teams.
